Enterococcus durans

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is non-motile, ferments melibiose, does not ferment arabinose or citrate, does not reduce tetrazolium and is a lactic acid bacteria. E. durans is pathogenic in chickens but is rarely shown to be pathogenic in humans.

**Synonyms:** - ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS - Streptococcus durans - Streptococcus durans